Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #30

[Elley Mae]

Another potential treatment which has shown signs of possible positive effect, remdesivir, was also cited by trump as being very “near” approval for use by the FDA. Hahn clarified that in fact, while remdesivir is currently undergoing clinical trials, it’s following the normal FDA process for approval for clinical medical therapeutic use in the U.S. He did say he was declined to comment on ongoing commercial arrangements with remdesivir maker Gilead when asked when we might expect the drug to be available commercially.

Hahn also highlighted another experimental treatment possibility that the FDA is investing: Using plasma derived from blood taken from coronavirus patients who have recovered, and injecting that into other patients in an attempt to potentially jump start their own immune response.

FDA testing coronavirus treatments, including chloroquine, plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients – TechCrunch

 

[Henry2326]

ARKANSAS

Arkansas landlord waives rent so restaurant tenants can pay employees Arkansas landlord waives rent so restaurant tenants can pay employees

 

[pugmom]

Hey guys! Forgive me if this has already been posted...I think I'm the only PEI member on this thread, so it might not have been. I haven't been sleeping much at night so I've been trying to cat nap during the day. Anyway, our second case has just been confirmed.- a man in his 40s who has recently returned from the UK. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-morrison-update-march19-1.5502799

 

[musicaljoke]

Know how to get a vaccine? Offer a prize of one billion dollars. Zoom.

Right now, the prize is much higher than that.

 

[zecats]

These people are way past the age to know there are consequences to actions. The Governor should have shut it down a week ago.

JMO

Agree about the governor. Respectfully disagree about that age group.

"Good judgment isn't something they can excel in, at least not yet. The rational part of a teen's brain isn't fully developed and won't be until age 25 or so. In fact, recent research has found that adult and teen brains work differently. Adults think with the prefrontal cortex, the brain's rational part."

Understanding the Teen Brain - Health Encyclopedia - University of Rochester Medical Center

 

[pugmom]

Also, our provincial government has been doing pretty good at keeping us informed. On this site we can see that we have 2 positives, 122 negatives, and 89 pending test results. COVID-19 | Government of Prince Edward Island

 

[Gardenista]

Letter From China: Life in Beijing Slowly Returns to Normal

 

[squareandrabbet]

'Quarantine shaming': US navigates radical new social norms

 

[Henry2326]

SOUTH CAROLINA

JUST IN: Gov. McMaster will hold a press conference to update the public on SC's response to coronavirus at 4:30 p.m. today
ABC News 4 on Twitter

 

[Oregonmama]

All Oregon campgrounds are now closed. We know a lot of ppl that have been utilizing fishing sites to gather food since stores here are pretty much wiped out

 

[Henry2326]

ITALY

#BREAKING MILAN, Italy (AP) -- Italy overtakes China as country with most coronavirus-related deaths, registering 3,405 dead. #fox5atl #COVID19 #coronavirus FOX 5 Atlanta on Twitter

 

[gregjrichards]

'We can beat coronavirus in 12 weeks': Boris Johnson plans to buy 'hundreds of thousands' of antibody kits - which can tell if anyone has EVER had the killer disease - to 'uncloak the invisible enemy'

Boris Johnson says Britain can 'turn the tide' on coronavirus within 12 weeks | Daily Mail Online

I think 12 weeks is very optimistic.

 

[10ofRods]

I don't think they are using income.

MSM keeps reporting that they are using income. High income people (whatever that means) won't get any checks, everyone else gets up to $1000 depending on income. Is the way I'm reading what scant info we have.

Presumably, the Exec branch is working out those details. I presume they will use our IRS data.

 

[margarita25]

Coronavirus in Colorado, March 19: A look at the latest updates on COVID-19 – The Denver Post
UPDATED: March 19, 2020 at 10:08 a.m.

“Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday ordered all private and public schools closed through April 17 and adopted guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and prohibited gatherings of 10 or more people. For all you parents out there, here are ways to entertain your kids (and keep your sanity) during the coronavirus outbreak.

There were 33 new cases Wednesday, bring the total in Colorado to 216 with more than 2,300 people tested. There have been two deaths.

We are also looking to hear from you. Tell us what the coronavirus outbreak looks like for you and submit your story here.”

 

[Oregonmama]

MSM keeps reporting that they are using income. High income people (whatever that means) won't get any checks, everyone else gets up to $1000 depending on income. Is the way I'm reading what scant info we have.

Presumably, the Exec branch is working out those details. I presume they will use our IRS data.

so many articles and from what I gathered is 1000$ is the base for everyone except millionaires.

 

[afitzy]

F. Scott Fitzgerald writing about being in quarantine during the Spanish Flu Period:

Celerie Kemble on Instagram: “A letter 100 years old. I wonder how F. Scott Fitzgerald would describe today. Thanks @liza_gioia for sending.”

 

[squareandrabbet]

Forgot this one:

Risk of getting COVID-19 could be linked to certain blood types, coronavirus study suggests

I'd like to see a lot more research and a wider sample pool; but for academic purposes, maybe some will find it interesting.

 

[Henry2326]

Bayer says it's donated 3 million tablets of Resochin (chloroquine phosphate) to US govt, working with agencies for Emergency Use Authorization for the drug in the US for #COVID19
Meg Tirrell on Twitter

 

[MyBelle]

So am I understanding that the feds will still not assist states with masks and ventilators? Something about not being a shipping clerk? That's what I heard in the press conference. I hope this changes.

States were warned a month ago to stock up. The federal government can't control how fast manufacturers produce the products.
JMO

FBI has ordered $40,000 in hand sanitizer and face masks 'in case the coronavirus becomes a pandemic in the United States'

 

[Oregonmama]

Forgot this one:

Risk of getting COVID-19 could be linked to certain blood types, coronavirus study suggests

I'd like to see a lot more research and a wider sample pool; but for academic purposes, maybe some will find it interesting.

I am hoping this article is true. I am Type O